1 Kings 3:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Although Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father, he offered sacrifice and burned incense on the high places.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:34

Yet I will not take any of the kingdom from Solomon himself, but will keep him a prince as long as he lives, for the sake of David my servant, whom I have chosen, who kept my commandments and statutes.

1 Kings 11:38

If, then, you heed all that I command you, walking in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments like David my servant, I will be with you. I will build a lasting house for you, just as I did for David; I will give Israel to you.

1 Kings 11:4

When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to follow other gods, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

1 Kings 11:6

Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he did not follow the Lord unreservedly as David his father had done.

1 Kings 14:23

They, too, built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and asherahs, upon every high hill and under every green tree.

1 Kings 14:8

I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. Yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with his whole heart, doing only what is right in my sight.

1 Kings 15:11

Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord like David his father,

1 Kings 15:14

The high places did not disappear; yet Asa’s heart was entirely with the Lord as long as he lived.

1 Kings 15:3

He followed all the sins his father had committed before him, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as was the heart of David his father.

1 Kings 15:5

because David had done what was right in the sight of the Lord and did not disobey any of his commands as long as he lived, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 22:43

He walked in the way of Asa his father unceasingly, doing what was right in the Lord’s sight.

1 Kings 22:44

Nevertheless, the high places did not disappear, and the people still sacrificed on the high places and burned incense there.

1 Kings 3:14

And if you walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and commandments, as David your father did, I will give you a long life.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered: “You have shown great kindness to your servant, David my father, because he walked before you with fidelity, justice, and an upright heart; and you have continued this great kindness toward him today, giving him a son to sit upon his throne.

1 Kings 8:25

And now, Lord, God of Israel, keep toward your servant, David my father, what you promised: There shall never be wanting someone from your line to sit before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants keep to their way, walking before me as you have.

1 Kings 8:61

Your heart must be wholly devoted to the Lord, our God, observing his statutes and keeping his commandments, as on this day.”

1 Kings 9:4

As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, wholeheartedly and uprightly, doing all that I have commanded you, keeping my statutes and ordinances,

2 Kings 12:3

Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight as long as he lived, because Jehoiada the priest guided him,

2 Kings 12:4

though the high places did not disappear; the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on the high places.

2 Kings 14:3

He did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, though not like David his father. He did just as his father Joash had done,

2 Kings 14:4

though the high places did not disappear, and the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on the high places.

2 Kings 15:35

though the high places did not disappear, and the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on the high places. It was he who built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s house.

2 Kings 15:4

though the high places did not disappear, and the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on the high places.

2 Kings 18:22

Or do you people say to me, “It is in the Lord our God we trust!”? Is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, commanding Judah and Jerusalem, “Worship before this altar in Jerusalem”?’

2 Kings 18:4

It was he who removed the high places, shattered the pillars, cut down the asherah, and smashed the bronze serpent Moses had made, because up to that time the Israelites were burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.)

2 Chronicles 15:17

The high places did not disappear from Israel, yet Asa’s heart was undivided as long as he lived.

Psalm 145:20

The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he destroys.

Psalm 31:23

Though I had said in my alarm, “I am cut off from your eyes.” Yet you heard my voice, my cry for mercy, when I pleaded with you for help.

Leviticus 17:5

This is so that such sacrifices as they used to offer in the open field the Israelites shall henceforth bring to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them there as communion sacrifices to the Lord.

Matthew 22:37

He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

John 14:21

Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if one loves God, one is known by him.

Deuteronomy 10:12

Now, therefore, Israel, what does the Lord, your God, ask of you but to fear the Lord, your God, to follow in all his ways, to love and serve the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and with your whole being,

Deuteronomy 10:13

to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord that I am commanding you today for your own well-being?

Deuteronomy 11:13

If, then, you truly listen to my commandments which I give you today, loving and serving the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being,

Deuteronomy 30:16

If you obey the commandments of the Lord, your God, which I am giving you today, loving the Lord, your God, and walking in his ways, and keeping his commandments, statutes and ordinances, you will live and grow numerous, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

Deuteronomy 30:20

by loving the Lord, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them.

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord, your God, will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you will love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being, in order that you may live.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Therefore, you shall love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

1 Samuel 9:12

The young women answered, “Yes, there—straight ahead. Hurry now; just today he came to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.